Category: Nation

MANILA — Five barangays (villages) in the province of Samar have been declared by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) as drug-free. PDEA Director General Aaron N. Aquino said these are barangays Casandig, Concepcion, Hinugacan,...

MANILA — The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) released a shortlist of candidates vying for vacancies in the Sandiganbayan and Court of Appeals (CA). Four candidates, namely Makati Regional Trial Court Judge Gina Bibat-Palamos, Makati...

MANILA — The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) on Saturday said all aircrafts operated by Lite Air Express are grounded pending results of investigations involving the Piper PA-23 Apache aircraft that crashed in...

MANILA – President Rodrigo R. Duterte is not evading any “liability” with his decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), his spokesperson said. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the fact that the ICC...

MANILA — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Saturday that President Rodrigo Duterte is going to meet with labor groups this month for the possible signing of the Executive Order (EO) on contractualization....

MANILA – – Philippine monetary officials are hopeful of the improvement of the country’s exports this year, which in turn will positively impact on the country’s balance of payments (BOP) position. “Now that our...

SUBWAY FOR MANILA. Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III (seated 3rd from left) and Japan International Cooperation Agency Chief Representative Yoshio Wada (seated 4th from left) sign the first tranche of the Official Development Assistance...